Jeremiah 1:4
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,In other versions
Now the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
ASV
Now the word of the Lord came to me, saying,
BBE
And the word of Jehovah came unto me, saying,
DBY
Now the word of Yahweh came to me, saying,
WEB
And there is a word of Jehovah unto me, saying,
YLT
Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
ENG
Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying,
WBT
The word of the LORD came to me, saying:
BSB
In context
2To whom the word of the LORD came in the days of Josiah the son of Amon king of Judah, in the thirteenth year of his reign.
3It came also in the days of Jehoiakim the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the end of the eleventh year of Zedekiah the son of Josiah king of Judah, unto the carrying away of Jerusalem captive in the fifth month.
4Then the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,
5Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
6Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! behold, I cannot speak: for I am a child.